I can’t say I was hugely surprised with the news that Bodytonic’s Twisted Pepper will be closing its doors this week. Even though it is Dublin’s most well known and highly regarded dance club of the last ten years it also felt like its time, in its current incarnation, was up. Clubbing – and Dublin…
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Omar-S – “I Wanna Know”
Another one of the big jams from earlier in 2015, Omar-S’ “I Wanna Know” remains one of the most potent killers in my record bag even after so many months of hammering it. The vocals by James Garcia combined with the slightly cheesy synths give this a similar vibe to early Chicago house or lo-fi…
The Galleria
Morgan Geist’s newest project The Galleria is a throwback to an older sound. Unlike Metro Area’s boogie and Italo, or Storm Queen’s classic house, The Galleria mines the far less critically popular genre of Freestyle. In my Pittsburgh crew, Freestyle has never really gone away. We still play shit like Alisha, Lisa Lisa, Expose, Debbie…
Louie Vega 2015 Edition
Continuing on with talking about some of my favorite records of 2015 so far, Louie Vega has probably had one of his best years in a hot minute. He has dropped no fewer than three absolute anthems already, and with a full album on it’s way that sounds dope from clips, there’s a possibility of…
divisive states 1: Deodato’s “Also Sprach Zarathustra”
The first in a series of quick posts of “controversial” tunes. Eumir Deodato’s version of Also Sprach Zarathustra. Love it or hate it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDutVaWRzZk Personally, I unabashedly adore it. It’s seriously funky and ridiculously anthemic, and the production is brilliant. What’s not to love? If you hate it, suggest a tune that does what this…
what’s hot as-in-on-fire right now – Tevo, Kate, and Fred
We been on some Tevo Howard shit at ISM for a hot minute. In 2009 Kenny deemed his records “buy on sight”. His tracks have been played in several ISM mixes over the years. After a while, though, some of us started to lament his overuse of the Roland TR-707 drum machine. Fortunately he’s back…
Golden Donna – I Still See You
When Tom asked me awhile back if I’d be interested in writing for Infinite State Machine I immediately said yes. I have always wanted to be involved in a rebirth and ISM has been, over the years, one of my top sources for music and producers other people weren’t hyping or playing. So, obviously, if…
Ken Gill – Love Moon
One of the things that motivated me to restart ISM was the lack of almost any press coverage of what have been for me (and a lot of DJs I know) some of the biggest tracks of the year. I’d rather start going down that list now than wait till the year’s end. This one…
Scott Grooves – Parts Manager
Summertime is always inspiring to me as a deejay. I lean towards more melodic and beautiful music which lends itself to sunny days and warm nights. It’s always refreshing to find one of those epic and uplifting house/techno crossover jams that will smash a dancefloor every time. So far this summer, none has done it…
Fatima Yamaha & D1 Recordings
Unless you have been living on Pluto for the last few years you can’t have missed the continued rise of a “lost” classic by Fatima Yamaha called “What’s A Girl To Do”, to the point where even perennial dullards such as John Digweed and Dixon are now playing it in their sets and Matrixxman is…